I have a really great living room makeover to share with you today! I loved how this idea came to me to do this and I will share how these projects come about. But first I want to point out that the inspiration for this living room makeover is to share the importance of choosing the right furniture for your home. Not just bringing pieces you like from an old home or even purchasing new items without a plan. It is so important to consider the flow of your home. The layout. The function. How you will use the room. In this case, a living room that is really the center of the home. It is also important to create a welcoming and inviting space. First I will show you what the living room looked like before I started!
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Living Room BEFORE-
This is their living room. It is a fantastic space! Love that they have a fireplace with built-in bookcases and those gorgeous windows! My friend was having trouble knowing what to do in here. She felt that the chair was too tight to the bookcase and it blocked the walk-way. I did agree with that. The sofa placement, coffee table and rug were making the room feel closed off and a lot smaller than it was. And she agreed. This is the PERFECT example (I personally did the exact thing) of bringing pieces of furniture from an old home that really were not perfect for the new home. We bring it because either we love the piece or because we think we will save money by just keeping what we have. Not always the case. Let me share the why….
Living Room After-
This furniture change-up cost around $700! That is all. I say “that is all” because typically if you have furniture you can sell it and make some money to put towards something new. And you have to factor in your cost to move that old furniture, a rental truck and often movers too (they had Kevin to help them move). They ended up donating their old sofa and chair to a friend. I love that you can bless others who might really need what you have and it just might be better in their space! In the end they really were not saving as much as they thought by keeping the “not ideal” furniture.
Living Room BEFORE and AFTER-
Really creating a comfortable, stylish space that you and your family love doesn’t have to cost a lot. I love that WalMart.com has functional items that fit your style, and your budget. My friend is the one who brought up her room to me. I would never be the first tell someone that what that have isn’t the best fit. I only offer my ideas to friends and family if they ask me, because they could have been perfectly happy with what they had! She had mentioned it to me a couple months ago and they were on the fence about doing to because of time, money and knowing what to do. I think which is the case with most people! But coming up with a plan- in this case were the four chairs made it easy to just search WalMart.com for chairs in a certain price range.
I was showing her that she can find chairs under $200 from Walmart.com and create a new look for not a lot of money. I wanted to do this for them to show others that it can be done very affordably.
I have actually had my eye on THESE green velvet chairs from Walmart.com (for only $159!!). They are a great size and comfortable too! I saw them in the blush color and kept thinking about them. Our friends don’t really have any furniture that isn’t brown or beige. So I was happy that they were on-board with this color for their chairs. I think green is basically a neutral, I mean, it is the color of plants!
I also found THESE wood-arm chairs from Walmart.com too! They actually fully recline and come in other colors. and are about $160 as well! The key to doing four chairs grouped together is to do chairs that compliment each other in scale.
Here are the guys “testing” out the new furniture! BTW- they really love their new room. Which makes it all worth it for me. I love to help my friends and family (that includes you) to fall in love with any home they have.
This was what the room looked like BEFORE our friends bought the space! Notice how my friend painted the wood white one the fireplace so it wasn’t so broken up? Genius!! And look at what a rug does for the room too!
One thing I did was remove everything out of the bookcases and only put back items they use (books) or that made sense to the space. Not to just fill up the bookcases with items, jut to fill it up. We also added some of my Magic Lights to the bookcase, they are truly magic to a space!
I also added some garland above each of the windows, rather than putting too much on the mantel. Luckily I had two that I wasn’t using in my home that worked out perfect! Of course added a strand of battery operated twinkle lights since there isn’t a plug there.
That box was her late mother’s, a wonderful reminder of her. I kept the bookcases pretty symmetrical, important to balance them out and tie them together some way. I used some more green garland that she had on both sides of the bookcase. And notice the real plant on both sides as well.
A mirror is always great above a fireplace to add some height and also something that looks good all seasons. I personally love to layer a piece of art in front of the mirror. I hung a fresh green wreath and added accessories that I brought from my home, that I was no longer using. They get to brighten up a new space.
I simplified the stockings by getting rid of the stocking holders and just using some small white thumb tacks.
Their fireplace has gas logs, which are awesome. Much easier to use than a wood-burning fireplace. I cleared out a lot of the things she had around the fireplace to make it safer and hung the stockings out of the way. I wanted to get them THIS fireplace screen but didn’t order it in time. Walmart.com has a lot of great fireplace screens!
A round table always looks great in the center of four chairs, creates an open concept that promotes gathering and conversation.
Let me know if I missed anything and any questions you might have! I hope it inspired you to design your room off of the function and flow of the room.
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I love EVERYTHING! It really looks amazing. I love how you paired the chairs. I’m really going to look at Walmart when I’m ready to start making some changes in my house. I really love how the colors work together. I’m trying to fit green into my home as well. Wish I would have bought the green vase from target when it was available. 😑. Again, great job.
Ha! That green vase!! I bought three and have used them in fiends homes! I got mine at Good will!
Thanks Doris! xxxx
I love it. So cute & cozy. I think I am going to check out the reclining Wal Mart chair!
I LOVE this makeover! I’ve been thinking for some time about replacing my sofa with chairs in my living room, and seeing this room makes me want to get started on my own makeover. I really like the contrast of the blue and green chairs with the rest of the room – they really make the fireplace wall pop. And, of course, the magic lights – perfect way to accent the bookshelves. Well done!
Thanks Linda!! Yes!! Do it!!
Wow, what a difference!! So much more open and inviting. Walmart, who knew?! Thanks for all of your inspiration:)
💕 Christina
Grace, you do amazin work! Any chance you can help a girl out in Wi? I need some guidance for a few of my rooms.
Stunning, stunning…. STUNNING! 😍💕
This is just stunning! Those velvet chairs 😍😍😍
So gorgeous Brooke! Giving me some good design inspo loke always!
GORGEOUS as always! You are a genius!
Nice! I’m moving to a new home next year that will mean serious downsizing. Your set up in this smaller living room is very inspirational. Great job!
GREEN!!! Love it! I am donating my two living room chairs to my husband’s new office and I’ve been looking for something that would go well with my slipcovered couch….wanted a color but not sure what…love the green! I’ll have to think about that option now! The room turned out just beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing!
What a great makeover. I’m impressed with your Walmart finds. Do you find that the quality is there too? PS – really enjoy your blog and your Instagram stories. I’ve gotten many good ideas from you that I have implemented in my own home. :O)
You have such a great eye! Love the makeover. Wish you could style my house.
Sooooo beautiful!!! Love the deep colors you added in. It just gorgeous!
The room looks amazing!!! You did the best job!!! I can’t beli how different it looks!
Simply blown away by your vision once again!!!
I love that the chairs make the space so open! And I love to see the colorful blue and green furniture when it seems like everyone is saying only creams and whites are stylish! Color is so fun! Thank you for all the inspiration and your kindness in everything you say!
Those chairs are everything!! The green is amazing….and it also looks like your electric fireplace hack could have totally been done where she has her gas fireplace….if she had not already had a fireplace there. I’m so impressed and inspired and can’t wait to show my husband. Merry Christmas to you all!
This looks amazing, Brooke! What a wonderful before and after. Thank you for the inspiration!
WOW! The room looks bigger. This house is adorable and I’m slightly jealous of those windows. Parts of me want to see the rest of this house. The arched entry ways…so much character!!!! I just love older homes! You made this room look so inviting and cozy! LOVE the green color!
You did a great job!
I love that you did a blog post on redoing a living room! I struggle with my living room space so much because I have an open floorplan to the kitchen and a corner fireplace which makes furniture placement so hard! You make it seem so easy! Thanks for sharing!
I love everything about this makeover. I have the same setup with two bookshelves on either side of a fireplace and I struggle with how to style them. Thanks for all the guidance and great ideas!
It looks BEAUTIFUL! Do they have kids? If so, do they have a second living space? We love piling up on the sofa all together to read or watch a movie, but I realize everyone has different needs. This room obviously looks so much better, but I’d probably be too scared to go without some kind of sofa in our own home. 🙈🙈🙈
Yes!! This is their living room. They have a family room too!! With a bug sofa and tv.
Pretty room before;amazing room after! What a transformation. I love the rich green too. Such a welcoming space.💚
Holy cow! What a beautiful transformation! I LOVE it! And, I love that so much cake from Walmart! Love your work!
I have a similar room but my walls are dark blue. With a white fireplace as well. Do you think doing blue and green chairs would still work or should I opt for grey so it’s not too much?
What are your thoughts on her rug? Like if you had thhe option to buy new…
I like that it brightens up the space. And brings in the white from the walls! I tried to pull it in with lighter pillows.
I probably would not have picked it- just for the fact that my last project had that rug (she had bought it on her own also). It is a popular rug!
‘‘This is sooooo good! Wow! Would love to see your design board and a step by step process of how you worked with your friend to put this new look together. Thanks for sharing!
This looks like our living room layout, you have just solved our furniture problems. Thank you!
oh yay!!
Can you please share your source for the Isaiah 9:6 chalkboard framed sign? Thanks!
It is from Lindsey Letters! Here- https://theartbar.co/collections/the-christmas-collection/products/wonderful-counselor-isaiah-9-6-canvas
This looks amazing, Brooke! Well done. It’s such a great example of how simple changes can make a huge difference in a room. Love those green chairs and also love the black and white print on the mantle. Was it something they already had? If not would you mind sharing where it’s from?
Thank you!! It was a painting from Target (got on clearance)
I LOVE what you did with her space! My husband and I just bought an old 1920 house that has the EXACT layout and built ins and porch area as her! 😍 Thank You for giving me a fresh idea for what do with our space! Beautifully done!